| Main Research Topics The National Institute for Coffee Science and Technology (INCT-Café) has 15 lines of research, most of them focused on biotechnology. Research Lines: 1 - Breeding for resistance to abiotic stress and beverage quality; 2 - Characterization of genes in the interaction with rust;

3 - Physical and genetic mapping of QTL regions used in assisted selection and cloning;

4 - QTL for drought tolerance and quality of beverage;

5 - Genetic evaluation of seed quality;

6 - Phenological, biochemical, metabolomic and proteomic analyses related to the quality of the beverage;

7 - Cryopreservation for coffee explants;

8 - Production of plantlets by somatic embryogenesis;

9 - Genetic transformation;

10 - Induction of resistance against diseases / beverage quality;

11 - Integrated management of major pests;

12 - Dynamics and fate of pesticides and heavy metals in soil;

13 - Properties of soils under systems of weed control;

14 – Differentiated management of phosphorus for the crop;

15 – Technological platform for coffee commercialization.

Interaction among Institutions at INCT-Café